Author Archives: Medley

Busy Day Zzzzz…

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Medley

Busy day. Well, moderately busy, but it included socializing at a Christmas party/open house this afternoon, so I am drained. After breakfast and skyping with TLG’s grandparents, the three of us walked across the street to the front lawn of … Continue reading →

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Horrible Day

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Medley

Horrible day. My heart goes out to the families in Connecticut who lost their children today. Here’s the thing: We as a society choose which problems we will attempt to address. And we manifestly do not have the strength of … Continue reading →

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Racing to the End of the Year

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Medley

No wonder I’m grumpy – it’s about time for my usual end of year recriminations about how much I did not get done this year.  One of my BFFs asked me today why I don’t keep a list of the … Continue reading →

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Links Du Jour

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Medley

A thousand ducks are nibbling me to death at work (metaphor inspired by Londo) – I’m feeling pretty angsty and stressed out about stuff there. And I’m tired, tired, tired. So, a few links today, mostly pulled from my Twitter … Continue reading →

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Piano Has Arrived

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Medley

The piano arrived today – delivered at 8am sharp. I worked at home and it was pretty hard to keep from playing with it all day. Our house is small and has an open floor plan. One test will be … Continue reading →

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Primary School Angst

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Medley

Kindergarten for TLG approaches. I am moderately anxious about that. We have been thinking very hard about what to do regarding his primary school education and pretty much every option has been considered (some, such as private school, more seriously … Continue reading →

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No Telescope Yet

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Medley

Holidailies prompt: What is the thing you most wanted as a child for a holiday gift that you didn’t get? That’s an easy one for me: for several years I wanted a telescope. Never got it. In fact, now that … Continue reading →

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Bullet List

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Medley

The “take TLG for a late evening event” experiment went pretty well. TLG slept in a little bit today. He was a bit difficult today due to being overtired, but not too bad, considering. We made gingerbread cookies this afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Concert Experiment

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Medley

We ran a family experiment tonight – took the boy out to an 8pm concert at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Schooner Fare — a Maine folk duo (formerly trio) that I’ve known of and enjoyed since I was a … Continue reading →

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Boy Stories

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Medley

TheBoy (some days it seems he’s really not such a LittleGuy anymore) has been sleeping well and solidly lately. He’s growing. But it means that he doesn’t have much time to play games with us on weekday evenings or mornings. … Continue reading →

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